Dune: Awakening PC Benchmark Performance Review
Dune Awakening now has a PC Benchmark
Funcom’s Dune: Awakening is coming, but will it run well on PC?
Dune: Awakening, the large-scale multiplayer survival game, is coming to PC on May 20th. Following the success of the Dune movies, gamers are eager to insert themselves into the Dune universe. Given the depth and scale of the Dune universe, it is the perfect setting for a new MMO-style game.
Dune Awakening is based within an alternative timeline to the books or movies. Paul Atreides was never born, and houses Atreides and Harkonnen are at war on Arrakis. Players will take a role in this war and influence the fate of the great houses, Arrakis, and the Dune Universe itself.
Today, PC gamers can prepare for Dune Awakening’s release using the game’s character creator and benchmarking tool. This will allow PC gamers to judge if their PCs are ready for the game. Furthermore, it gives us a chance to see how the game runs across a variety of PC hardware configurations.
GPU Drivers
When testing Dune Awakening’s PC benchmark, we used the newest Nvidia and AMD GPU drivers that were available to us when the tool was released. These drivers were AMD Software 25.2.1 and Nvidia’s GeForce 572.47 driver for Windows 10/11.
Test Setup – OC3D’s New Test Rig
Mid-2023, OC3D started conducting new game testing and GPU reviews on a new test system. Thanks to Corsair, Intel, and ASUS, we have created a new testing system that will allow us to properly test new graphics cards and the newest PC releases. This system features Intel’s i9-13900K processor and a ROG Strix Z790-F Gaming motherboard, with all other components coming from Corsair.
Our new test system is powered, cooled, and operated using Corsair components. The OS we will be using is Windows 11, and the case we will be using is Corsair’s airflow-optimised iCUE 5000T.
System Specs
Below are the full specifications of our new GPU/Games testing system and links to all the components we used.
OC3D GPU/Games Test System Specifications (Affiliate Links below)
CPU – Intel i9-13900K
Cooling – Corsair iCUE H150i Elite CAPELLIX XT
Motherboard – ASUS ROG Strix Z790-F Gaming WiFi
Memory – Corsair Vengeance 2x16GB (32GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory
Storage – Corsair MP600 PRO NH 2TB PCIe 4.0 SSD
Case – Corsair iCUE 5000T RGB
Power Supply – Corsair HX1500i
OS – Windows 11
Nvidia GPUs Tested
When testing new games, we like to use a large number of graphics cards to see how well titles run on both old and new PC hardware configurations. To do this, we use a large selection of AMD and Nvidia graphics cards. This includes Nvidia’s RTX 40 series and older GeForce graphics cards like Nvidia’s RTX 2060.
- Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Gaming
- Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4070 WindForce
- Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Eagle
- Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Eagle
- Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Founders Edition
- Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 6GB
AMD GPUs Tested
On the Radeon side of the GPU spectrum, we can test the following selection of GPUs, which include both RX 7000 and RX 6000 series GPUs.
- Radeon RX 7900 XT
- Radeon RX 6800 XT
- Radeon RX 6800
- Radeon RX 6700 XT
- ASUS ROG Radeon RX 6600 XT Strix
- PowerColor RX 6600 Fighter
